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Swimmable water near you

1,325 USGS sensors are reporting a live water temperature right now, the newest reading from August 23, 2026 (4 hrs ago).

Clear location
  • Cold · below 60°F · 218
  • Cool · 60–69°F · 484
  • Comfortable · 70–86°F · 545
  • Warm · above 86°F · 78
  • You

A map of the United States with one coloured dot per USGS sensor reporting a live water temperature. The readings are listed below.

Nearest live readings

The closest USGS sensors currently reporting a water temperature, nearest first.

  1. CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 97 ft³/s
    67°F12 mi5 hrs ago
  2. CLINTON RIVER AT MORAVIAN DRIVE AT MT. CLEMENS, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 277 ft³/s
    69°F13 mi5 hrs ago
  3. RED RUN AT RYAN ROAD NEAR WARREN, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 6 ft³/s
    66°F18 mi5 hrs ago
  4. RIVER ROUGE AT SOUTHFIELD, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 18 ft³/s
    66°F29 mi4 hrs ago
  5. RIVER ROUGE AT DETROIT, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 71 ft³/s
    67°F32 mi4 hrs ago
  6. LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT DEARBORN, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 63 ft³/s
    67°F36 mi5 hrs ago
  7. LOWER RIVER ROUGE AT WAYNE, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 50 ft³/s
    69°F42 mi4 hrs ago
  8. SAGINAW RIVER AT HOLLAND AVENUE AT SAGINAW, MIUSGS gauge · Michigan · 275 ft³/s
    76°F67 mi5 hrs ago

Nearest swimmable spots

Rated, photographed water destinations within 25 miles — pair one with the nearest sensor reading above before you go.

River Woods Park4.6(485)

River Woods Park

Park · Auburn Hills, Michigan

Manicured, leafy park featuring a network of maintained trails, plus a playground & picnic shelter.

17 mi from your location

Riverside Park4.7(1,364)

Riverside Park

Park · Auburn Hills, Michigan

Riverfront park with play equipment, a footpath, picnic shelter, barbecue facilities & canoe launch.

17 mi from your location

About this map

Every pin is a live reading from a USGS real-time monitoring station, captured in a daily snapshot. Colours follow the site’s cold-water-safety thresholds and describe the water at that one sensor — usually a river or stream gauge, not a swim beach — so treat them as a guide to what the water is doing nearby, not a verdict on a specific spot. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the USGS. Your location only sorts this page: the coordinates appear in the address bar (rounded to about a mile) and are not saved to an account or our database.

Conditions are for general information only and can change quickly. Always judge the water in person and follow posted advisories and local guidance before swimming or paddling.